Selected Vital Statistics for 2017 and 2013-2017
Buncombe County
| Item |
Total |
White, Non-Hispanic |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
| Total |
257,607 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
218,226 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
17,126 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
17,065 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Males |
123,523 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
104,052 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
8,354 |
48.8 |
49.0 |
8,652 |
50.7 |
51.2 |
| Females |
134,084 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
114,174 |
52.3 |
52.3 |
8,772 |
51.2 |
51.0 |
8,413 |
49.3 |
48.8 |
| Natural Increase |
-361 |
-1.4 |
-0.1 |
-702 |
-3.2 |
-1.7 |
24 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
274 |
16.1 |
16.5 |
| Total |
2,392 |
9.3 |
10.2 |
1,857 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
181 |
10.6 |
12.0 |
295 |
17.3 |
18.0 |
| Males |
1,244 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
964 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
101 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
152 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
| Females |
1,148 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
893 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
80 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
143 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
| Physician (MD & DO) |
2,157 |
90.2 |
89.9 |
1,654 |
89.1 |
89.1 |
173 |
95.6 |
94.7 |
275 |
93.2 |
91.3 |
| Certified Nurse Midwife |
188 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
157 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
8 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
19 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
| Other Attendant |
47 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
46 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
| In Hospital |
2,274 |
95.1 |
97.0 |
1,747 |
94.1 |
96.5 |
179 |
98.9 |
99.4 |
290 |
98.3 |
98.8 |
| Home Birth |
47 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
46 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| Other |
71 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
64 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
4 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Low Birthweight |
210 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
153 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
27 |
14.9 |
15.0 |
25 |
8.5 |
6.2 |
| Unmarried Mother |
888 |
37.1 |
38.0 |
567 |
30.5 |
31.3 |
147 |
81.2 |
82.7 |
160 |
54.2 |
54.1 |
| Mother Smoked |
262 |
11.0 |
6.3 |
225 |
12.1 |
6.9 |
28 |
15.5 |
7.5 |
5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| C-Section |
710 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
549 |
29.6 |
29.6 |
66 |
36.5 |
36.2 |
76 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
| Total |
4,119 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3,373 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
219 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
420 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| To Residents |
2,257 |
54.8 |
59.1 |
1,746 |
51.8 |
56.0 |
175 |
79.9 |
81.6 |
281 |
66.9 |
73.9 |
| Perinatal Deaths |
19 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
16 |
8.6 |
9.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
15.6 |
3 |
10.1 |
8.2 |
| Fetal Deaths |
14 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
12 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
2 |
6.7 |
4.1 |
| Neonatal (Under 28 Days) |
5 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
4 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
1 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
| Postneonatal (28 Days - 1 Year) |
6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2 |
11.0 |
12.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
| Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) |
11 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
2 |
11.0 |
19.6 |
1 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
| Total |
2,753 |
10.7 |
10.2 |
2,559 |
11.7 |
11.1 |
157 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
21 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Males |
1,398 |
11.3 |
10.5 |
1,296 |
12.5 |
11.4 |
82 |
9.8 |
10.6 |
13 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Females |
1,355 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
1,263 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
75 |
8.5 |
9.6 |
8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| 00-04 Years |
11 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
| 05-14 Years |
3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 15-24 Years |
25 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
19 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
5 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| 25-34 Years |
65 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
58 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
| 35-44 Years |
83 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
77 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| 45-54 Years |
131 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
116 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
12 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
| 55-64 Years |
336 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
297 |
9.2 |
8.7 |
32 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
5 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
| 65 and Over |
2,099 |
42.0 |
42.1 |
1,981 |
42.7 |
42.2 |
100 |
43.9 |
51.5 |
8 |
11.5 |
19.3 |
| Hospital |
460 |
16.7 |
18.8 |
420 |
16.4 |
18.0 |
33 |
21.0 |
27.3 |
4 |
19.0 |
23.7 |
| Other Institution |
1,610 |
58.5 |
55.8 |
1,499 |
58.6 |
56.4 |
93 |
59.2 |
50.5 |
8 |
38.1 |
46.6 |
| Home or Non-Institution |
683 |
24.8 |
25.4 |
640 |
25.0 |
25.6 |
31 |
19.7 |
22.2 |
9 |
42.9 |
29.7 |
| Total |
3,752 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3,484 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
189 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
37 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| To Residents |
2,545 |
67.8 |
68.1 |
2,363 |
67.8 |
67.7 |
148 |
78.3 |
81.3 |
20 |
54.1 |
67.9 |
*See definitions and formulas section
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